Cattle-stanchion.



a. BE ATTY. CATTLE STANCHION.

APPLICATION FILED DEQZO, 1915.

1,225,@& Patented May 8, 1917.

WILLIAM GEORGE BEATTY, OF FERGUS, ONTARIG, CANADA.

GATTLE-STANCHION.

S ecification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 191?.

Application filed December 20, 1915. Serial No. 67,928.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Gnonon BEATTY, of the town of Fergus, in the county of l/Vellington and Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cattle- Stanchions; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.-

This invention relates to a cattle stanchion in which the hinged side is laterally adjustable with relation to the other three sides of the stanchion frame, the object of the invention being to so construct and arrange the component parts of the stanchion that the vertical sides can be quickly adjusted to vary the distance between them, this object being attained by providing each of the horizontal sides of the stanchion frame with a movable bracket, pivoting the lower end of the hinged stanchion side to the lower bracket, and providing the upper bracket with a latch engaging with the keeper at the upper end of the hinged side, the horizontal sides and brackets being movable through guide brackets respectively suspended from the head rail of the stall and supported from the stall floor, the movable brackets and horizontal stanchion sides being provided with toothed racks meshing with pinions jour naled in the guide brackets, as hereinafter set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims. I

In the drawings:

Figure 1, is a sectional elevation showing the general construction and arrangement of the component parts of the stanchion with the hinged side in its closed position, as shown in that figure.

Fig. 2, is a cross-sectional view on either of the lines 2-2 or 2 2 Fig. 1; and,

Fig. 3, is an end elevation of one of the pinions to show the locking face.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts throughout the specificati on and draw- 7 mgs.

The stanchion frame consists of an upright side a, two horizontal sides a, a extending one from the upper end of the vertical side a, and the other from the lower end thereof, and a hinged vertical side a in parallel relation to the vertical side a when in its closed position.

On the lower horizontal side a" is a bracket 6 slidable lengthwise of that side and having a bifurcated lug b, in which. is

pivoted the lower end a of the hinged vertical side a a pin 6 passing through the lugs and end a to hinge the stanchion side a to the bracket 7).

The bracket 6 rests on the top of the lower horizontal side a, and between the bottom 5 of the bracket and the lower surface of the horizontal side a is sufficient clearance for the toothed rack c which as shown in Fig. 1, meshes with the pinion (Z journaled in the sides of the guide bracket 0 embracing the stanchion side a and the bottom If of the bracket Z), to prevent the lateral and vertical displacement of these parts while permitting them to move lengthwise of the side a.

The side a is provided with a toothed rack f corresponding to the rack 0 and also meshing with the pinion cl, so that the rotation of the pinion will cause the simultaneous movement of the side a and the bracket Z) in opposite directions, to respectively draw the vertical stanchion sides a, (0 together or spread them apart for the purpose of varying the width of the space between these sides.

The guide bracket 6, as shown in Fig. 1, is formed with a shank g which may be swiveled in the floor of the stall or in a swivel member (not shown) secured thereto.

At the upper end of the stanchion side a is a latch guard h having a keeper i with which engages the head of the latch j when the stanchion side a is in its closed position, the latch j being pivoted to a bracket 70 slidable lengthwise of the stanchion side a.

On the stanchion side a is a rack Z meshing with a pinion m journaled in a guide bracket 0 embracing ,the stanchion side a and movable bracket 70, and connected with a swivel p suspended from the head rail g. The top of the bracket 76 above the pinion m is provided with a rack 1" meshing with the pinion.

On the racks c and 1" are stops 8 and 25 respectively, which engage the guide brackets e and 0 during the outward movement of the sliding brackets, to prevent the racks 0 and 1" passing beyond the teeth of the pinions d and m, during their outward movement, the inward movement of the slide brackets Z) and 70 being arrested by their engagement with the guide brackets e and 0.

One side face of each of the pinions d and m is provided with radial grooves u, in which engage corresponding tongues 41 in the adjacent faces of the guide brackets to prevent the rotation of the pinions when the wing nut 10 is tightened upon the axle bolt 00 to compress the sides-of the guide brackets against the pinion, the purpose of preventing the rotation of the pinions being to lock the slide brackets in their adjusted position and maintain the hinged stanchion side a in its fixed relation to the stanchion side-a.

Having thus fully described the nature of my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A cattle stanchion comprising an upright side, two horizontal sides extending one from the upper andthe other from the lower, end of the upright side, a bracket slidable on the lower horizontal side, an upright stanchion side hinged at its lower end to the bracket, a bracket slidable on'the' upper horizontal side, releasable locking means for securing the upper end of the hinged stanchion side to the upper bracket,

racks for the upper and lower horizontal sides and for the brackets, and pinions engaging'said racks to cause the sliding move ments of the brackets on said horizontal provided with radial grooves and the adjacent faces of the guide brackets being provided with corresponding tongues engaging in said grooves, to prevent the rotation of the pinions, and appropriate clamping means to compress the sides of the guide brackets against the pinions, whereby said tongues will engage in said grooves and prevent the rotation of the pinions to lock the slide brackets in their adjusted position and maintain the upright stanchion sides in their fixed relation.

2. A cattle stanchion comprising an upright side and two horizontal sides extending one from the upper end and the other from the lower end thereof, a bracket slidable on the lower horizontal side, an upright stanchion side hinged at its lower end to the bracket and having at its upper end a keeper for the latch, and a bracket slidable on the upper horizontal side having a latch engagable with the keeper, racks for the upper and lower horizontal sides and for the brackets, and pinions engaging" said racks to cause the sliding movements of the brackets on said horizontal sides, the side faces of the pinions being provided with radial grooves and the adjacent faces of the guide brackets being provided with- 3. A cattle stanchion comprising an upright side, two horizontal sides extending one from the upper andthe other from the lower, end of the upright side, a bracket slidable on the lower horizontal side, an upright stanchion side hinged at its lower end to the bracket, a bracket slidable on the upper horizontal side, releasable locking means for securing the upper end of the hinged stanchion side to the upper bracket, racks for the upper and lower horizontal sides and for the brackets, and pinions engaging said racks to cause the sliding. movements of the brackets on said horizontal sides, guide brackets embracing the upper andlower horizontal sides andthe sliding brackets-, and pinions journaled in the guide brackets engaging with said racks, the side faces of the pinions being provided with radialgrooves andthe adjacent faces-0f the guide brackets beingprovided with corresponding tongues engaging in said grooves, to prevent the rotation'of the pinions, and

appropriate clamping means to compress the sides of the'guide brackets against the pinions, whereby said tongues will engage in said grooves and prevent the rotation of the pinions to lockthe slide brackets in their adjusted positionand maintain the upright stanchion= sides in their fixed: relation 4:; A cattle stanchion= comprising an upright side'and-two horizontal sides extending'one from-the upper end and the other from the lower end thereof, a bracket slidable on the lower horizontal side, an upright s'tanchion'side hinged at its lower end to the bracket and having at its upper end a keeper for the latch, and a bracket slidable on' the upper horizontal side having a latch engageable with the keeper,iracks for the upper and lower horizontal sides and for the brackets, pinions engaging said racks to causethe sliding movements of the brackets on said horizontal sides, guide brackets through which said upper and lower horizontal sides are movable, and pinions journaled in the guide brackets engaging with said racks, the side faces of the pinions being provided with radial grooves and the adjacent faces of the guide brackets being provided with corresponding tongues engagingin said grooves, to prevent the-rotation of the pinions, and appropriate clamping means to compress the sides of the guide brackets against the pinions, whereby said tongues will engage in said grooves and prevent the rotation of the pinions to lock the slide brackets in their adjusted position and maintain the upright stanchion sides in their fixed relation.

5. A cattle stanchion comprising an up-- right side, tw'o horizontal sides extending one from the upper, and the other from the lower, end of the upright side, a bracket slidably mounted on the lower horizontal side, an upright stanchion side hinged at its lower end to the bracket, a bracket slidable on the upper horizontal side, releasable locking means for securing the upper end of the hinged stanchion side to the up per bracket, guide brackets through which the upper and lower horizontal sides and slidable brackets are movable, racks for the upper and lower horizontal sides and for the slidable brackets, and pinions journaled in the guide brackets engaging said racks to cause the sliding movements of the slidable brackets on said horizontal sides, the side faces of the pinions bein provided with radial grooves and the achacent faces of the guide brackets being provided With corresponding tongues engaging in said grooves, to prevent the rotation of the pinions, and appropriate clamping means to compress the sides of the guide brackets against the pinions, whereby said tongues will engage in said grooves and prevent the rotation of the pinions to lock the slide brackets in their adjusted position and maintain the upright stanchion sides in their fixed relation.

Toronto, December 17th, 1915.

WILLIAM GEORGE BEATTY. Signed in the presence of THos. H. RIoHns, EDWARD S. BERNSTEIN.

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